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The colors of Autumn
“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
In temperate zones, there are four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. In the northern hemisphere, Fall begins at the September equinox and ends at the December solstice, while in the southern hemisphere autumn begins at the March equinox and lasts until the Summer solstice in June.
Autumn is the harvest season; it's the time that many fruits such as apples, pears, pumpkins are harvested, as well as nuts such as walnuts, hazelnuts, etc..

Turning a leaf
In autumn, the leaves change color. For a few weeks, Nature delights us with brilliant colors ranging from yellow to orange to bright red. The color change of the leaves is due to the fact that the leaves lose their chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is a pigment that gives the green color to the leaves in spring and summer.
Fall projects in school
Autumn leaves are an opportunity to integrate botany with visual arts.
Visual art activities can help children learn to observe the shape of the leaves and their differences from one plant to another and to learn to identify them.
Here are some ideas for art projects in the fall:
- rub the underside of tree leaves with crayons or colored pencils to bring out the shape of the leaves and veins
- paint a tree using autumn colors
- drying leaves and learn to make a herbarium
- make arrangements with dried leaves to create animals, people, landscapes, etc.
- make land art with dead leaves, branches, pine cones, etc.
How to paint autumn leaves


Recycle a styrofoam tray without any engraved inscription on it and trim the edges.
Draw one or more leaves with a pencil with a rounded tip.
If necessary, trace all the lines of your drawing a second time, pushing on your pencil to create a groove in the styrofoam.

Spread the paint evenly over the styrofoam surface with a roller.
Avoid using too much paint because it may accumulate in the grooves.

Flip the foam over on a sheet of paper.

Press all over the styrofoam.

Remove the styrofoam and enjoy the results of your first print!
Note: clean the styrofoam and the roller if you want to print again with different colors.
Video tutorial
Comments
I still like fall best of all... and I think it many very well be the colors... Great food for thought... and crafts! Thanks for sharing! ;-)
The colors of Autumn- so beautiful colors that would be insulting to describe them with our words. I love your hub and your autumn leaves ;)
Wow, kidscraft,
Thank you. I meant what I said. Love fall--color, leaves, and "that" special feeling on a fall morning which no other season has to match.
Ahhh, so beautiful.
Thanks for the follow. I appreciate it.
Hi, kidscraft,
Great hub. Great ideas for wonderful decorations. Fall is my favorite time of the year and I have always loved the gorgeous colours of the leaves.
You have really shared your talent with us. I appreciate you.
Voted up and all the way on this. You deserve it.
I cordially invite you to head to my hubs and check one or two for a laugh, and then become one of my followers.
I would love that.
Sincerely,
Kenneth/ from Northwest Alabama
Fall colors can be so beautiful and there are lots of great craft ideas for kids during this time of year.
Oh, I love this idea! I usually purchase leaf stamps to stamp my walls like wallpaper, but lately I haven't been able to find the stamps I'd really like. This gave me a great idea for making my own.
I love fall as well. It my absolutely favorite holiday! Thanks for the great project!
Wonderful idea, shared and pinned. I love the saying about October from Anne of Green Gables.
This is a pretty cool concept.
Great hub, kids will definitely enjoy this activity. Creative and easy to make.
wonderfully awesome kidscraft :) i love it!
Hope you have a great day.
wow great idea! Thanks for sharing. :-)
This is such a fun idea for Autumn play, I love it!
Dear Joelle,
I see I have some catching up to do on your creative hubs here you have published while my computer has been down! What an awesome project. My grands will love doing this, especially with the beautiful fall colors of the leaves. They (my grands) are in awe of all of change of colors on the trees and the leaves now falling, and I am too. It is one of my favorite times of the year.
I will certainly give this creative project a try and I know it will bring much joy to my granddaughters to create something so beautiful and me too!
Up and more and sharing
Blessings to you and yours,
Faith Reaper
Wonderful Joelle and as well as voting up, sharing I am also saving. Have a great day .
Eddy.
This is really beautiful. My daughter is going to love it. Will definitely be checking out more of your hubs!
This is definitely the season to start doing these! Thanks for sharing!
So let me get this straight. You essentially created your own foam stamp out of a Styrofoam tray? INGENUIS! I love it. Now I have a mind full of recipes for home-made foam stamps.
you are just so cool. You make the craftiest things!! No wonder you have such a devoted following. I am clicking, hitting, and thumbs-upping things!!
Brav-A!
The leaf prints look great and your video is well done. Nice work!
Very clever project, Joelle! Thanks for sharing. We never did this one when I was in kindergarten. Hmm...come to think of it, maybe styrofoam hadn't been invented yet. LOL!
Thanks for sharing. This is one I want to remember when I finally get to meet my littlest grandson.
Have a terrific Tuesday! Blessings and aloha from the Pacific NW!
~Joe
Some brilliant creative ideas. You explained it really clearly and made it sound a lot of fun. Your finished picture looked really good. Great project for autumn :)
How interesting.
Fall is beautiful and lovingly done in the craft way.
Fall is a wonderful time for crafts and walks through the woods. What a perfect way to combine the two and also make use of Styrofoam which would otherwise end up in the garbage. Nice idea!
The colors of Autumn hmm the colors are so beautiful another one of your creative ideas for this time of year. I always like this time the leaves falling and also the acorns we have at the moment. Thanks for sharing this great idea. Voted up, useful, interesting and awesome.
A great and creative project, as always :) Fall is my favorite season for craft inspiration - the colors are so pretty! I love your printing project - it's very easy but the results are amazing! I love how the Fall colors look on the black paper!! Thanks for sharing your great ideas :)
fantastic idea and detailed explanation kidscraft. very nice post and brilliant job you did, blessings dear!
thanks for sharing. I like you diy very much. have a good autumn, too.
We just went for a fall walk today and practiced with my new camera....great time of year and great activities here. Well done.
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